Greeting President George W. Bush, along with then-Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., 2007.

Greeting President George W. Bush, along with then-Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., 2007.

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On the aisle, sitting next to Republican Rep. Pete Olson of Sugar Land, 2011.

On the aisle, sitting next to Republican Rep. Pete Olson of Sugar Land, 2011.

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Resplendent in emerald green. (Right side of photo, on the aisle.)

Resplendent in emerald green. (Right side of photo, on the aisle.)

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Rush Limbaugh gets personal as he steps up attacks on Sheila Jackson Lee

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Rush is on a roll.

After ridiculing Sheila Jackson Lee’s contention that she was a “freed slave” by joking Wednesday that she must be 110 years old, conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh returned to the same subject for a second day on Valentine’s Day.

Limbaugh returned to the scene of his rant by repeating his riff that “we wanted to know who her owner was, and we wanted to know how much he got for her.”

Then he strayed into the deeply personal…

“She might have outlived her usefulness on the plantation,” Limbaugh declared. “I mean, [you] never know, child-rearing years are over so maybe her value had plummeted. These are valid questions that we had.”

Limbaugh then joked about Jackson Lee in the context of the recent movie “Django Unchained.”

“Somebody sold her,” Limbaugh insisted. “I imagine Jamie Foxx brokered the deal somehow, probably rode in with a six-shooter [with] Quentin Tarantino and they took care of it. Maybe the owner doesn’t want to be known and they’re covering it all up.”

Limbaugh recounted light-heartedly how a listener of his named Victor called Jackson Lee’s office — and asked “who sold Congresswoman Lee?”

The response, Limbaugh recounted, was, “Are you insane?”

Here’s a complete transcript of the latest Rush riff, transcribed by the liberal advocacy group Media Matters:

“So Victor called her office. She said Wednesday that she was standing there on the floor of the House as a freed slave. And we were asking, who owned her? We played the sound bite on Wednesday and we wanted to know who her owner was, and we wanted to know how much he got for her. You know, was it a good deal when he sold her, or did he just get rid of her? She might have outlived her usefulness on the plantation. I mean, [you] never know, child-rearing years are over so maybe her value had plummeted. These are valid questions that we had. So Victor, loyal member of this large audience, called her office and said, “Who owned her? Who sold Congresswoman Lee?” And they [said] “What, are you insane?” and hung up on him. A very, very mean thing to do. He was just reacting to something that he had heard her say.

“So they won’t admit, when you call her office, who sold her. They won’t admit who owned her. They won’t admit any aspect of the deal that resulted in her freedom. But she did say she was free. She’s not a slave anymore. She was, maybe that morning. But somebody sold her. I imagine Jamie Foxx brokered the deal somehow, probably rode in with a six-shooter [with] Quentin Tarantino and they took care of it. Maybe the owner doesn’t want to be known and they’re covering it all up.”